Another weekend has come and gone.
The weekends are just not long enough here
with so much fun stuff to do in the short 36 hours we have off.
Friday ended with a hugely spontaneous celebration in the hot room.
They announced to us in the 5pm yoga class that we would be having
a surprise Friday night off.
There was a lot of jumping up and down, hugging, and cheering.
Followed by a really great class with Ashley Hooper.
30 seconds into our final Savasana, lights are off as usual,
and then over the loud speakers come the disco beats of
Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough".
More cheering, hooting, hollering, followed by a conga line.
A great way to end the week.
This weekend I did a voluntary double class on Saturday,
which was awesome. There were only 20 of us in the enormous hot room, mostly people who had to do a "make up" class for forgetting to sign in sometime during the week.
It was a totally different vibe in there than when 400 of us are crammed in next to each other. Let's just say there were barn animal noises and lots of laughter during the spine strengthening series. Totally different vibe.
Saturday afternoon, rented a car. Got my brows threaded in Redondo Beach.
Took my friends grocery shopping.
Stayed up until 1 am having a very insightful conversation with a friend upstairs.
Sunday, grabbed brunch by the beach and
forced myself to take the day off from yoga.
It took a lot of willpower for me to not go into the Manhattan Beach studio today.
I gave my body a break.
And I got a pedicure.
It's Sunday night, and I'm studying for tomorrow's anatomy final exam,
and the dialogue, of course.
This week we finish the standing series and move onto the floor series.
It was another fabulous weekend.
But not as wonderful as NEXT weekend will be,
which is when my Jonathan and SweetPea come to visit.
I can't wait to see them!
There will be a surprise day trip to DisneyLand that will make
a certain 4.5 year old verrrrrrrry happy.
...
Here's what I'm loving about California:
Beaches AND mountains
So, so, so beautiful.
And I'm not even a beach person.
The strong yoga presence.
Perfect weather: sunny skies, apparently every single day.
No humidity, no bugs, no mosquitos (no way to escape these 3 in Hotlanta).
Lots of veg/vegan/organic/raw restaurant options.
Peet's coffee.
Did I mention the weather?
I heart Cali
What I don't love about California:
Everything is so much more expensive.
Still,
I want to move here.
Transitioning back to life in suburban Atlanta
after 9 weeks in gorgeous California is going to be interesting...
That's what's happening.
Hope you all had a great weekend, too.
Have a great week, everyone.
3 comments:
Oh, but there ARE mosquitos, my dear ;) They hate the beach and the beach areas, too windy!
SO excited for you to have family come, know that it will be such a joy. And of course, as an east coast transplant, I can say California is awesome in so very many ways, but I bet Georgia needs your newfound wisdom even more than you know ;)
xoxo,
A
Aww, sweet friend. Thank you for saying that. I hope I can share the amazing things I'm learning here with all the wonderful people back in Atlanta. It's so much more than just yoga postures. My life is changing. I am changing.
Hope all is well with you and the little one xoxox :)
I was in LA for 9 weeks for work, and it was indeed very hard to leave. I loved it there, too, for all the same reasons. I'm so glad you're finding what you need, dear friend.
But yes, GA needs you. =)
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